Beginning August 27 and reoccurring on September 3, and 10 incidents of shoplifting involving the same suspect took place at Walmart on Garrisonville Road.

Walmart’s Loss Prevention Officer reported that a middle-aged male wearing cargo shorts had been seen stealing electronics on the store surveillance video. The male would enter the electronics department and take Nest Security Cameras and hard drives. He would then leave the store without paying for the merchandise and would exit the parking lot in a green pick-up truck.

On September 19, 2016, the man was observed in the store by a Walmart employee who then contacted the Sheriff’s office. Deputies responded quickly to the scene and saw a man matching the description provided in the Walmart parking lot. He did not appear to be carrying or concealing any merchandise. When stopped and questioned he provided identification to law enforcement. After the information exchange, the man was free to leave.

The video footage was reviewed and the man who had identified himself as Christopher Alan Yeary was arrested in the early morning hours of September 23 for Shoplifting. Yeary, age 39, of Pratt Street in Stafford, was also charged with Driving with a Suspended License and Possessing an Expired Vehicle Registration. He is incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail and is held with no bond.